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7. Draw up the
medication. Adults should use all the medication in the
vial. For a child, use the dose prescribed by the doctor.
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8. Replace the
needle cap.
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9. Select the
site for your injection. To inject yourself safely, become familiar
with your body. Uncover your thigh and look at it. Now,
draw an imaginary line in the middle of your thigh to divide it in
half lengthwise. The outer portion is where you will be
injecting. Now, imagine your thigh divided into three equal
portions, from the knee to the hip. The outer portion of the
inner third of your thigh is where you will do the injection. |
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10. Use alcohol to cleanse the
injection site on your skin. |
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11. Remove the cap from the
needle. Hold the syringe like a dart. |
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